Man In Spider-Man Mask Arrested After Attacking BBC’s Controversial Statue With A Hammer
Deadline - 2023-05-20T10:59:40.000Z

A man has been arrested after donning a Spiderman mask and attacking a statue outside the BBC’s London headquarters, Broadcasting House. Metropolitan Police confirmed they had received a call in the early hours of Saturday morning to report that a man had climbed the scaffolding surrounding the statue and was trying to damage it. Pictures […]

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